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DEFINITION:
Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for married women ages 15-49 only.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 89 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Norway | 88.4 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom | 84 | 2002 | ||
| =4 | Vietnam | 79.5 | 2008 | ||
| =4 | Russia | 79.5 | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Paraguay | 79.4 | 2008 | ||
| =7 | Uruguay | 78 | 2005 | ||
| =7 | Sweden | 78 | 1981 | ||
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 77.7 | 1996 | ||
| =10 | Hungary | 77.4 | 1993 | ||
| =10 | Finland | 77.4 | 1989 | ||
| 12 | Venezuela | 76.8 | 1998 | ||
| 13 | Thailand | 76.7 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Mauritius | 75.9 | 2002 | ||
| 15 | New Zealand | 74.9 | 1995 | ||
| 16 | Slovakia | 74 | 1991 | ||
| 17 | Slovenia | 73.8 | 1994 | ||
| 18 | Peru | 73.2 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Turkey | 73 | 2008 | ||
| =20 | Mexico | 72.9 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | United States | 72.9 | 2002 | ||
| 22 | El Salvador | 72.5 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Nicaragua | 72.4 | 2007 | ||
| 24 | France | 71 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Romania | 70.3 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Estonia | 70 | 1994 | ||
| 27 | Jamaica | 69.1 | 2002 | ||
| =28 | Netherlands | 69 | 2008 | ||
| =28 | Croatia | 69 | 2000 | ||
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 68.4 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Israel | 68 | 1988 | ||
| 32 | Moldova | 67.8 | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Portugal | 67.1 | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Ukraine | 66.7 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Spain | 65.7 | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Honduras | 65 | 2006 | ||
| =37 | Zimbabwe | 64.9 | 2009 | ||
| =37 | Uzbekistan | 64.9 | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Morocco | 63 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Singapore | 62 | 1997 | ||
| =41 | Tunisia | 60.2 | 2006 | ||
| =41 | Italy | 60.2 | 1996 | ||
| 43 | South Africa | 59.9 | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Jordan | 59.3 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Syria | 58.3 | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Panama | 58.2 | 1984 | ||
| 47 | Lebanon | 58 | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Indonesia | 56.6 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Mongolia | 55.2 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Namibia | 55.1 | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Malaysia | 54.5 | 1994 | ||
| 52 | Japan | 54.3 | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Guatemala | 54.1 | 2009 | ||
| =54 | India | 54 | 2008 | ||
| =54 | Grenada | 54 | 2006 | ||
| =54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54 | 2006 | ||
| =57 | Philippines | 50.7 | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Kazakhstan | 50.7 | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Swaziland | 50.6 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Kuwait | 50.2 | 1996 | ||
| 61 | Iraq | 49.8 | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Poland | 49.4 | 1991 | ||
| =63 | Turkmenistan | 48 | 2006 | ||
| =63 | Nepal | 48 | 2006 | ||
| =63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48 | 2006 | ||
| =63 | Latvia | 48 | 1995 | ||
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.8 | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Georgia | 47.3 | 2005 | ||
| =69 | Lesotho | 47 | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Saint Lucia | 47 | 1998 | ||
| 71 | Lithuania | 46.6 | 1995 | ||
| 72 | Suriname | 45.6 | 2006 | ||
| 73 | Kenya | 45.5 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Libya | 45.2 | 1995 | ||
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 44.6 | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Qatar | 43.2 | 1998 | ||
| 77 | Fiji | 43.1 | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Samoa | 42.6 | 1996 | ||
| =79 | Guyana | 42.5 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.5 | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Serbia and Montenegro | 41.2 | 2006 | ||
| =82 | Burma | 41 | 2007 | ||
| =82 | Malawi | 41 | 2006 | ||
| 84 | Zambia | 40.8 | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Cambodia | 40 | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Madagascar | 39.9 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Maldives | 39 | 2004 | ||
| =88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.4 | 2009 | ||
| =88 | Vanuatu | 38.4 | 2007 | ||
| =88 | Laos | 38.4 | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Tajikistan | 37.1 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Rwanda | 36.4 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Gabon | 32.7 | 2000 | ||
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 32.4 | 2006 | ||
| 95 | Haiti | 32 | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Oman | 31.7 | 2000 | ||
| 97 | Tuvalu | 30.5 | 2007 | ||
| 98 | Pakistan | 29.6 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 27 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Tanzania | 26.4 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Tonga | 23.9 | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 23.8 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Uganda | 23.7 | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Ghana | 23.5 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Kiribati | 21.5 | 2004 | ||
| 106 | Palau | 21 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20.6 | 2007 | ||
| 108 | East Timor | 19.8 | 2007 | ||
| 109 | The Gambia | 17.5 | 2001 | ||
| 110 | Togo | 16.8 | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Mozambique | 16.2 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Ethiopia | 14.7 | 2005 | ||
| =113 | Nigeria | 14.6 | 2008 | ||
| =113 | Somalia | 14.6 | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Senegal | 11.8 | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Liberia | 11.4 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Niger | 11.2 | 2006 | ||
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.3 | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Mauritania | 9.3 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Guinea | 9.1 | 2005 | ||
| =121 | Sierra Leone | 8.2 | 2008 | ||
| =121 | Mali | 8.2 | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Sudan | 7.6 | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Chad | 2.8 | 2004 |
